June 30, 2011
In an oblique commentary on the trials and tribulations facing Full Tilt Poker following yesterday?s suspension of its Alderney licence (see previous report), its main rival PokerStars issued a statement Wednesday. The statement reminded players that Pokerstars is still the only one of the three sites named in the Black Friday action by US enforcement […]
June 30, 2011
Entry lists for the past few events at the World Series of Poker have continued to attract most of the famous names in poker, and many of them have been ignominiously despatched in first or second day action as they go after the money and the bracelets, often against unfamiliar names. Event 46: $10,000 No-Limit […]
June 29, 2011
According to the usually authoritative online poker information site Subject: Poker, US land gambling veteran operator Jack Binion may be interested in investing in internet poker provider Full Tilt Poker, despite the company?s Black Friday hassles and still unpaid US players. Amid claims that it is cash-strapped (see previous reports), Full Tilt has let it […]
June 29, 2011
The Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) has suspended the licences of and issued hearing notices to Vantage Ltd, Oxalic Ltd, Filco Ltd and Orinic Ltd, collectively trading as Full Tilt Poker. The suspension notice requires Full Tilt Poker to suspend all operations with immediate effect and is based on a special investigation undertaken by the […]
June 29, 2011
Three more players have claimed gold in World Series of Poker events in Las Vegas, including one – Rep Porter – who won his second piece of poker jewellery. Event 43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em was another of this year’s World Series of Poker competitions that spilled over into a fourth day Tuesday after the heads […]
June 28, 2011
The 42nd World Series of Poker continues to attract a hefty proportion of the international professional poker player community in the most recent events, producing an often dazzling display of talent and experience at the tables, along with entertaining and generally good humoured behaviour. Ben Lamb, a Las Vegas pro who has also enjoyed a […]
June 27, 2011
Besting a talent-loaded field of 732 top players in a four day marathon of a World Series of Poker competition was always going to be a difficult proposition, but 26-year-old Matt Jarvis from Vancouver pulled it off in a heads up that spilled over into an extra day Sunday. In a field that included a […]
June 26, 2011
It’s congratulations to backgammon and poker ace Arkadiy Tsinis, who is one of the newest World Series of Poker bracelet winners after taking down event 38: $1,500 No-Limit Hold?em and collecting the first prize check for $540,136 Saturday. This was another event that over-ran into a fourth day following high levels of skill and determination […]
June 25, 2011
After weeks of publicity prepping and industry speculation, the Republican representative from Texas, Joe Barton, launched his online poker legalisation proposal Friday, achieving massive mainstream media coverage from a press conference in Washington DC. Coded HR2366, the Online Poker Act of 2011 was introduced to the House of Assembly Friday through the House Energy and […]
June 25, 2011
The latest World Series of Poker competition to conclude – event 36: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em – required four days to decide, with Russian player Mikhail Lakhitov walking away with his first bracelet and $749,610 after besting an original field of 1,734, a tough final table and the eventual heads up with second-placed Hassan Babajane. The […]